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April 11, 1980
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E / B U R E A U OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
600
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
550 . ( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks of Federal Reserve
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1600
System)
Monthly
Weekly
( a v e r a g e of W e d n e s d a y d a t a )
(Wednesday data)
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INDEX, 1967=100
1220
INDEX, 1967= 100
220
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160
Data: Edison Electric Inst.
BiLLIONS OF DOLLARS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
160
250
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
140
(seasonally a d j u s t e d )
H230
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
275
NEW CONSTRUCTION
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
150
(seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates)
250 h
H125
Private Residential
( r i g h t scale)
225
Shipments
100
(left scale)
120
H210
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200
75
175
50
Inventories
(right scale)
100
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Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
1978
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1979
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1980
170
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1977
1978
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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1979
1980
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
2
1979
1980
ITEM
Mar. 31
Apr. 7
Mar. 15
Mar. 22
Apr. 5
Mar. 29
271.9
230.3
304.9
277.7
256.0
293.6
276.1
252.6
293.4
286.0
245.0
318.2
281.2
241 ol
312.7
280.8
239.6
313.2
300
450
398
393
400
2,733
2,557
179
2,664
2,494
142
3,705
3,414
174
3,634
3,332
238
294
203
111,747
125,959
39,941
;83
112,349
126,417
40,430
388
122,444
135,045
42,506
139
122,783
137,239
43,530
223
122,503
137,306
43,109
168
el22,859
137,068
43,972
490
97,101
76,831
447,191
.36,939
135,905
83,289
101,130
77,839
458,490
40,378
137,191
83,739
106,761
71,848
511,639
35,968
160,394
102,751
102,576
71,294
509,723
34,483
161,166
103,098
100,434
71,246
507,354
35,231
160,166
103,256
9.77
102.12
114.03
9.76
102.65
114.63
13.72
106.87
121.42
13.67
104.31
118.27
13.87
98.68
111.40
15,430
41,260
204,467
8,585
13,995
40,991
137,442
8,618
16,305
43,076
149,603
e8,590
16,390
42,125
140,923
e8,590
16,540
41,877
145,519
e8,590
. sh. tons..
2,845
94.7
2,833
93.0
2,580
88.3
2,589
88.6
2,592
88.7
bil..
18.3
17.3
18.9
19.1
18.8
SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
do....
do
do
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) .,...'.,do
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet) ....number..
FINANCE:
do
, ,,do
.,
do
Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/
do
do
do
Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total...
do
do
do..,.
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/
L941-43=10..
do....
13.92
102.68
115.49
PRODUCTION:
. sh. tons..
L 1 . kw.-hr..
thous. bbl..
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
129,387
2,525
84.3
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book
based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated.
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1979
ITEM
Jan.
Feb.
1980
Nov.
Dec.
Jan. r/
Feb.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS» SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1/
Durable goods industries, total
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Foods and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery..
Transportation equipment.
Instruments and related products
r/ Revised.
.
mil. $.
do...
do...
do...
do...
124,147
65,767
3,147
10,350
7,933
136,570
73,464
3,386
11,653
8,721
143,286
72,706
4,132
11,203
9,031
139,658
70,347
3,576
10,699
8,607
139,758
70,316
3,756
12,208
8,568
153,495
79,257
3,898
12,904
9,659
do...
do...
do...
do...
11,120
8,128
16,522
2,509
13,078
9,101
17,729
2,769
12,527
9,614
15,310
3,304
13,742
9,720
13,960
3,248
12,865
9,204
13,853
3,030
14,604
10,576
16,266
3,509
do...
do...
.do...
do...
58,380
17,507
991
3,519
63,106
19,037
882
3,637
70,580
20,518
1,078
4,059
69,311
20,352
1,052
3,786
69,442
18,903
1,002
3,814
74,238
20,270
1,061
4,265
do...
do...
do...
do...
4,737
10,782
9,252
3,337
5,379
11,704
9,704
3,829
5,540
12,515
12,779
3,5 32
5,156
12,533
13,489
3,279
5,705
12,918
13,827
3,677
5,898
13,912
14,383
3,806
do...
135,301
135,962
144,141
146,384
151,920
152,663
do...
do...
do...
do...
72,897
3,731
10,980
8,762
73,646
3,678
11,659
8,877
73,657
4,190
11,825
9,221
74,118
4,133
11,787
9,211
77,817
4,454
12,998
9,515
79,405
4,235
12,918
9,834
do.
do.
do.
do.
12,106
8,924
18,411
2,768
12,776
8,962
17,523
2,869
13,078
9,495
14,942
3,205
13,662
9,746
14,746
3,247
14,005
10,093
15,437
3,349
14,226
10,418
15,907
3,642
1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
3
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
1980
1979
ITEM
Feb.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con.
By industry group—Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
mil. $..
Food and kindred products
do....
Tobacco products
do....
Textile mill products
do....
Paper and allied products
do....
Chemicals and allied products
do....
Petroleum and coal products
do....
Rubber and plastics products
•.
do....
MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book. value (unadjusted) , total
do
Durable goods industries, total
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
do....
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total
do....
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
do....
Stone, clay, and glass products
do....
Primary metals
do....
Fabricated metal products
do....
Machinery, except electrical
do....
Electrical machinery
do....
Transportation equipment
do....
Instruments and related products
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
do....
Food and kindred products
do....
Tobacco products
do....
Textile mill products
do....
Paper and allied products
.
do....
Chemicals and allied .products
do....
Petroleum and coal products
do....
Rubber and plastics products
do....
MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS, NET:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
do
Durable goods industries, total
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
do....
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
do
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total
do....
Primary metals
do....
Fabricated metal products
do....
Machinery, except electrical
do....
Electrical machinery
* .do....
Transportation equipment
.do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
do....
Industries with unfilled orders
do....
Industries without unfilled orders
do....
MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
do
Durable goods industries, total
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
do....
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
do
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
do....
Primary metals
do....
f
Fabricated metal products
do....
Machinery, except electrical
do....
Electrical machinery
do....
Transportation equipment
do....
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders..do....
COMMODITY PRICES
PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES:
SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES:
22 Commodities
1967=100..
9 Foodstuffs
do....
13 Raw industrials
do....
ALL COMMODITIES
do
Farm products
do....
Food and feeds, processed
do....
Industrial commodities
do....
Chemicals and allied products
do....
Fuels and related products, and power
do....
Furniture and household durables
do....
Hides, skins and leather products
do....
Lumber and wood products
do....
Machinery and equipment
do....
Metals and metal products
do....
Nonmetallic mineral products .,,,*,*>
do....
Pulp, paper, and allied products
do....
Rubber and plastics products
do....
Textile products
do....
Transportation equipment..
Dec. 1968=100..
Motor vehicles and equipment
1967=100..
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY—
Producer prices...
1967=$ 1.00..
r/Revised. JVIncludes data for "other industries" not shown.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan. TJ
62,404
18,460
1,051
3,877
4,994
11,742
9,333
3,680
62,316
18,903
936
3,654
5,272
11,416
9,512
3,773
70,484
20,273
1,055
3,961
5,585
13,159
12,803
3,618
72,266
20,729
1,027
3,925
5,492
13,710
13,279
3,589
74,103
19,984
1,063
4,203
6,014
14,075
13,938
4,054
202,336
132,053
70,283
200,908
205,426
135,093
70,333
203,642
225,134
148,857
76,277
226,159
227,658
150,321
77,337
227,855
233,547
154,097
79,450
232,002
131,699
4,934
17,844
}7,129
31,444
17,654
24,952
6,636
69,209
17,335
3,651
5,731
5,867
15,495
5,380
4,629
133,994
5,099
17,907
17,484
31,856
17,755
25,891
6,790
69,648
17,850
3,528
5,728
5,901
15,521
5,139
4,632
150,332
5,599
19,419
19,223
36,372
20,013
30,118
7,595
75,827
19,982
3,605
5,795
6,615
16,847
6,527
4,797
151,376
5,577
19,905
19,279
36,502
20,585
29,881
7,713
76,479
20,326
3,523
5,848
6,779
16,978
6,660
4,750
153,799
5,654
20,035
19,367
37,276
21,018
30,304
8,026
78,203
20,206
3,557
5,948
6,842
17,864
7,025
4,862
132,056
73,762
58,294
141,748
145,491
81,842
63,649
144,036
144,297
73,197
71,100
146,,569
142,086
73,106
68,980
149,758
145,720
76,009
69,711
156,131
79,647
13,607
9,276
13,085
9,611
20,102
62,101
14,074
48,027
81,312
13,042
9,193
13,401
10,017
21,869
62,724
13,725
48,999
75,417
11,554
9,035
13,816
9,720
16,341
71,152
15,304
55,848
77,751
11,415
9,641
14,130
10,073
17,390
72,007
14,157
57,850
82,033
13,811
9,221
15,028
10,923
16,813
74,098
15,622
58,476
245,032
234,957
10,075
245,113
253,954
243,337
10,617
253,187
274,721
263,015
11,706
275,471
277,153
265,777
11,376
278,846
283,113
271,469
11,644
283,057
234,943
29,366
26,609
54,019
31,115
82,605
10,170
242,608
30,749
26,923
54,644
32,172
86,952
10,579
263,435
29,981
27,828
58,260
35,224
100,101
12,036
267,071
29,607
28,257
58,729
35,552
102,747
11,775
271,287
30,420
27,963
59,752
36,382
104,125
11,770
Feb.
Mar.
1980
1979
Feb.
Dec.
268.0
260.2
273
224
240
218
222
207
342
167.9
232.2
293.9
206.5
247.3
240.5
208.8
183.2
164.2
183.5
185.9
277.4
261.8
288.5
226.7
242.8
220.5
225.4
209.9
350.9
168.3
253.3
300.5
207.9
251.7
240.8
212.3
185.9
165.2
183.8
186.1
286.2
255.4
309.6
249.4
242.5
229.2
252.8
238.1.
488.7
177.0
248.9
289.8
222.9
273.5
259.2
231.0
205.7
172.8
195.1
197.6
287.1
249.5
316.2
254.7
236.4
228.5
260.3
245.5
507.8
182.1
255.3
290.0
227.1
284.5
268.0
237.4
208.2
174.9
198.3
200.3
294.1
257.2
322.5
259,8
242.3
233.1
265.4
247.6
533.0
183.4
251.0
294.8
229.7
288.6
272.6
238.9
210.9
176.5
198.1
199.9
$0,482
$0,478
$0,439
$0,431
$0,425
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
4
1979
1980
ITEM
Jan.
Feb.
mil. $..
do....
do
do
do
do
do....
do
14,008
11,188
6,102
4,857
2,811
933
1,397
2,820
13,440
10,918
5,869
4,675
2,793
958
1,361
2,522
20,677
r 16,205
r8,734
7,000
4,397
1,291
2,405
r4,472
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
bil. $..
RATES), TOTAL
do
do
do
212.3
165.9
93.7
73.6
210.9
169.3
97.8
77.2
39.2
12.7
19.8
46.4
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
rl8,569
rl4,884
r7,451
r5,818
4,290
1,300
2,327
r3,685
rl6,474
rl2,981
r6,572
r5,202
r3,952
rl,142
r2,167
r3,493
15,492
12,256
5,961
4,665
3,872
1,147
2,114
3,236
237.4
rl85.8
rlOl.l
77.8
r242.0
rl89.9
rl02.0
r78.8
r250.0
rl90.6
r97.7
r77.7
242.1
186.9
97.8
75.8
38.9
13.4
19.0
41.6
49.7
15.0
26.9
r51.9
52.3
15.2
28.9
52.1
r55.4
rl5.6
r30.7
r59.4
53.9
16.0
29.5
•55.2
11,786
195
8,489
rl3,865
231
r7,820
10,751
156
8,566
10,513
183
7,862
11,080
190
8,452
10,394
171
7,972
3,959
4,530
3,298
r3,232
r4,588
r6,045
3,849
4,717
2,185
3,559
4,304
2,651
4,352
4,100
2,628
3,635
4,337
2,422
188.0
189.9
r207.6
r207.5
r207.6
209^8
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE ( U N A D J . ) , TOTAL
Public, total
do
do
do
do
Public, t o t a l
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES ( F . W. DODGE):
TOTAL VALUATION
mil. $..
...1972=100..
mil. $..
By type of b u i l d i n g :
do
do
do
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
...1972=100..
r / Revised.
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